Legal Opinion
Star Scientific, Inc. v. Beales
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2002No. 01-1502PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge.
Star Scientific, Inc., a cigarette manufacturer, challenges the constitutionality of the Master Settlement Agreement of November 16, 1998, between the Commonwealth of Virginia — as well as 45 other States — and the major tobacco manufacturers. It also challenges the constitutionality of legislation enacted by the Commonwealth of Virginia to qualify it to receive payments under the Master Settlement Agreement.
To settle the States’ lawsuits against the major tobacco…
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